bambuco

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The bambuco is a Colombian dance song characterized by alternating six-eight and three-quarter meter. It originated in the Andean zone of Colombia and is considered the national dance. The bambuco is a courtship dance where partners use handkerchiefs to flirt and engage in a mime of pursuit, blending dignity with sensuousness. This dance combines elements of the fandango, Andean, and Afro-Latin styles.123

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Latin American dance
Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela
zamacueca—are called the bambuco and joropo. The bambuco combines features of the fandango, Andean, and Afro-Latin dances as partners use a handkerchief to flirt and to embellish the courtship theme of the dance. The joropo is distinctive beyond the separation of the couple, with the man dancing the…
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zamacueca—are called the bambuco and joropo. The bambuco combines features of the fandango, Andean, and Afro-Latin dances as partners use a handkerchief to flirt and to embellish the courtship theme of the dance. The joropo is distinctive beyond the separation of the couple, with the man dancing the…
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Native American dance
Northern South America
The national dance, the bambuco, originated in the Andean zone. Male and female partners, waving kerchiefs, enact a courtship mime of pursuing and flirting, combining dignity with sensuousness.
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The national dance, the bambuco, originated in the Andean zone. Male and female partners, waving kerchiefs, enact a courtship mime of pursuing and flirting, combining dignity with sensuousness.
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